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The BTB Awards Journalist With A Full Scholarship For An International Broadcast Media Training Program
- December 14, 2022
- Posted by: BTB Admin
- Category: Community, Donations, News
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Belize City, Belize, December 7, 2022: On August 24, 2022, the Belize Tourism Board launched an innovative scholarship program to support the local broadcast media sector in Belize and elevate their technical and professional skills in the art of broadcast media and journalism. After the completion of the period for receipt of applications, a vetting exercise
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The Belize Tourism Board Partners with Global Music Strategy Leaders, And Sound Diplomacy, To Develop A Music, Entertainment, And Cultural Industries Strategy For Belize
- December 14, 2022
- Posted by: BTB Admin
- Category: Business plans, Community, Events, International, News, Uncategorized
Belize City Belize, November 25, 2022: This month, the Belize Tourism Board and Sound Diplomacy, an international music policy consultancy and global expert in developing long-term and self-sufficient music strategies, will partner to create the first-ever music tourism strategy for Belize. This strategy will assess the value of music and cultural ecosystems, identify growth areas, and
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BTB Tourism Statistics Sensitization Exercise
- December 14, 2022
- Posted by: BTB Admin
- Category: Business plans, Community, News
Belize City, Belize, November 21, 2022: Since early November, the Belize Tourism Board’s Industry Development Department (IDD) has been engaged in a tourism statistics sensitization exercise with various Tertiary Level Institutions throughout Belize. The program involved a series of presentations on the various types of tourism data produced by the IDD’s Tourism Data Unit on
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THE BELIZE TOURISM BOARD AND THE BELIZE CUSTOMS AND EXCISE DEPARTMENT SIGN A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING AS PART OF NAUTICAL TOURISM DEVELOPMENT
- December 14, 2022
- Posted by: BTB Admin
- Category: Business plans, International, News
Belize City Belize, November 17, 2022: The Belize Customs and Excise Department (BCED) and the Belize Tourism Board (BTB) have signed a joint Memorandum of Understanding that will allow the BCED and the BTB to collaborate by creating a seamless arrival experience for nautical visitors, as well as equipping the industry with technology and data required
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Public Notice: For Owners of Strata Titles
- December 14, 2022
- Posted by: BTB Admin
- Category: Business plans, News, Policies
The Registrar of Hotels hereby reminds owners of Strata Titles that are placing their properties for rental for tourism accommodation purposes that the Belize Tourism Board’s (BTB) policy for Strata Corporation is as follows: For administrative reasons such as compliance with the Hotels and Tourist Accommodation Minimum Standards Regulations, auditing, and tax collection, the BTB
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TROPIC AIR BEGINS NON-STOP SERVICE BETWEEN BELIZE CITY & SAN PEDRO SULA
- December 14, 2022
- Posted by: BTB Admin
- Category: Business plans, International, News
Today, Tropic Air commenced non-stop, twice weekly, service between the Philip Goldson International Airport (BZE) in Belize City and Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport (SAP) in San Pedro Sula, Honduras. San Pedro Sula becomes Tropic’s second destination in Honduras, in addition to Roatán, and the 12th overall in its network. “It is a proud and
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BTB’s National Tourism Awards 2022
- December 14, 2022
- Posted by: BTB Admin
- Category: Events, International, News
BTB’s National Tourism Awards 2022 Belize City, Belize, 23rd October, 2022: The Belize Tourism Board held its annual National Tourism Awards Gala on Saturday, 22nd October in Belize City. The signature event honored and celebrated the excellence of the industry’s top performers for 2022. The gala was attended by Hon. Anthony Mahler, Min. of Tourism and Diaspora
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Elevate Training Expo 2022 A Resounding Success
- December 14, 2022
- Posted by: BTB Admin
- Category: Business plans, Events, News, Uncategorized
Belize City, Belize, October 19, 2022: The Belize Tourism Board held its first ever Elevate Training Expo on October 13th and 14th in Belize City, Belize. The Elevate Training Expo is the featured event under the national training program “Elevate”, a value chain approach at building capacity within the tourism industry. The Training Expo was
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BTB Honors Police Officer For Outstanding Work In Tourism
- December 14, 2022
- Posted by: BTB Admin
- Category: Business plans, Community, International, News, Uncategorized
Belize City, Belize, September 27, 2022: The Belize Tourism Board (BTB) today, on World Tourism Day, honored PC 989, Rolando Tino Oh, as its Frontline Hero for the month of September. The award was bestowed on PC Oh for his outstanding work as a member of the Tourism Police Unit (TPU). PC Oh has been working with the TPU
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BTB Hotel Amnesty Program
- December 14, 2022
- Posted by: BTB Admin
- Category: Business plans, Community, International, News, Uncategorized
Belize City, Belize, Friday, 23 September 2022: The Belize Tourism Board (BTB) announces that on October 1st, 2022, it will launch a Hotel Tax Amnesty Program for unlicensed tourist accommodation properties, as per the recently approved Accommodation Tax (Remission of Arrears) Act, 2022. The following categories of tourist accommodations will be eligible: Apartment or Apartment Studio